Admin Area Modification s Maplewood Middle and Elementary Schools
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Calcasieu Parish School Board will receive sealed bids until 10:00A.M.,
April 5, 2022, at its offices at the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Planning & Construction
Department, Chennault Facilities, 3800 Mallard Cove Drive, P.B.#506, Lake Charles,
Louisiana 70615 for Administrative Area Modifications Maplewood Middle & Elementary
Schools, SD# 23 Bond Funds. Bid No. 2022-06PC Complete plans and specifications may
be obtained from Ellender Architects & Associates, LLC, 704 1st Avenue, Sulphur,
Louisiana 70663.
No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless the bid is accompanied by bid security in
an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Base Bid and all Additive Alternates.
The bid security shall be in the form of certified check or cashier’s check drawn on a bank
insured by the FDIC, or Calcasieu Parish School Board Bid Bond Form contained in the
Front End Documents written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana
with a A.M. Best rating of “A” or better, countersigned by a person who is under contract
with the surety company or bond insurer as a licensed agent in this state and who is
residing in this state.
Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-
2163, Act 635, effective January 1, 1989, for the classification of Building Construction.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, except
under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall
be required in accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2212 (B) (2), (5) and/or LA. R.S. 39:1594 (C)
(4).
Each bid must be placed in an envelope, sealed, and marked on the outside,
“Administrative Area Modifications Maplewood Middle & Elementary Schools SD#23 Bond
Funds Bid No. 2022-06PC at the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Planning & Construction
Department, Chennault Facilities, P.B. #506, and Lake Charles, Louisiana 70615”.
Bids may also be submitted by electronic means security/password protected to this
location, ensuring the following information is included on all pages of all
correspondence: www.centralauctionhouse.com
The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids for just cause as permitted by LA. R.S.
38:2214 (B). The ability of an entity to reject any bid is applicable only when
administered in accordance with the Public Bid Law. In accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2212
(B) (1), the provisions and requirements of this section, and those stated in the Bidding
Documents shall not be waived by any public entity.
A fee may be required for the Bidding Documents in accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2212
(D).
Karl Bruchhaus Secretary
Calcasieu Parish School Board
Pc: Bourne, Heath, Architect or Designer, State License Board for Contractors, Daily
Journal of Commerce, F. W. Dodge, File
Publish in the Lake Charles American Press: March 11th, March 18th, and March 25th